上海在很早以前就有了维吾尔族人的足迹,到上个世纪四五年代又有很多人来到上海。最初的那批人主要是以做生意为目的而来到上海的之后扎根下来的。直到上个世纪七、八十年代改革开放以后,又有一批维吾尔族人到上海发展。他们主要以餐饮业为主,二十世纪初开始来上海求学、工作、经商的维吾尔族人越来越多。在上海,维吾尔族是一个特殊的群体,特殊身份伴随着他们的都市生活。 Shanghai had long ago a Uighur footprints. By the fourth and fifth decades of the last century, many more people came to Shanghai. The first group of people took root mainly after coming to Shanghai for business. Until the reform and opening up in the 1970s and 1980s, a group of Uyghur people went to Shanghai for development. They mainly dominated the catering industry. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more and more Uighurs came to Shanghai to study, work and do business. In Shanghai, Uighurs are a special group of people with special identities that accompany their urban life.